Why Work With Us?

“Our family’s experience with Michele Friedler was great! Michele was recommended to us by a friend who had bought his house through her.

“When my brother and I first met with Michele she was warm and engaging, as well as clear at laying out a strategy for us. The strategy of having the potential buyers bring in their own inspectors and contractors before making their offers, was what convinced us that she had a very sound plan of action. She did everything that she promised us in that first meeting; she recommended excellent people to help with every aspect that needed to be done prior to the open house. This was invaluable information because we had no idea where to begin. We were helped by Michele at every step of the process; I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell their home.

“The real reason for writing to you is simple: Michele was so gracious and fun to be around, I looked forward to all of our meetings. It was very easy to see that if we enjoyed her company, so would anyone looking to buy our house! You are very fortunate to have such a solid professional on your team!”

“Irene and Martha were the exact partners we hoped for and needed to find our first home. They were equal parts patient, opinionated, proactive, warm, and optimistic. Our search, which began and concluded in a very competitive market, had a wind-y path, as we began looking closer to Boston, but ultimately found our dream home further out than we initially expected in Wellesley.

“Every step of the way, they consistently listened to our feedback, let us dictate how active or engaged we wanted them to be on our behalf, and importantly, voiced their opinions in the right moments to guide us without ever pushing us to do something we weren't comfortable with.

“Irene and Martha were often better able to articulate what we were looking for than we could, to the point where they scouted out many more properties for us in advance of us visiting firsthand. This shows how much we trusted their judgement! We would highly recommend Irene and Martha for anyone looking to buy a home in the MetroWest and Boston areas!”

--Rohan and Neha, January 2023

“We’re so glad we made Janice our ‘downsizing’ broker. She’s taken the time to learn our needs and led us to the perfect place, but we kept getting outbid. Fortunately, she kept her eyes out for a hard to come by unit in our favorite development which we saw and won. Her advice on things little and big is always spot on and we really feel supported by her and Hammond. Janice’s honesty and integrity is refreshing.  She’s the real deal!”

“Aside from the excellent effort and excellent result in selling our home, I found Michele to be very forthcoming and easy to communicate with. My elderly mother also felt very comfortable with all interactions such as can be very difficult in her circumstance. Michele's wisdom and expertise resulted in a better-than-expected outcome with much lower-than-expected effort and preliminary cost. Even in a hot market, or maybe especially then, a good pro is worth the commission.”

“I met Michele Friedler in 1988, when she was the sellers’ representative for a condo I purchased in Brookline. Working with her was great and I referred friends and acquaintances to her several times over the years. She represented me and helped me find my next condo in Chestnut Hill in 2007. Again, a completely positive experience. This past fall when I decided to relocate, I contacted the Michele Friedler Team to handle the sale of my condo. The entire process from planning the listing to sale, (which took one day) was as stress-free and enjoyable as possible. Michele’s team is professional, thorough and wonderful to work with. I cannot recommend them highly enough.“

“Our family’s experience with Michele Friedler was great! Michele was recommended to us by a friend who had bought his house through her. “When my brother and I first met with Michele she was warm and engaging, as well as clear at laying out a strategy for us. The strategy of having the potential buyers bring in their own inspectors and contractors before making their offers, was what convinced us that she had a very sound plan of action. She did everything that she promised us in that first meeting; she recommended excellent people to help with every aspect that needed to be done prior to the open house. This was invaluable information because we had no idea where to begin. We were helped by Michele at every step of the process; I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell their home. “The real reason for writing to you is simple: Michele was so gracious and fun to be around, I looked forward to all of our meetings. It was very easy to see that if we enjoyed her company, so would anyone looking to buy our house! You are very fortunate to have such a solid professional on your team!”

“Last year, I was looking to purchase a 2-bedroom condo. Janice was constantly on top of the units as soon as they hit the market. She regularly sent me listings and discussed the pluses and minuses of each. She was very accommodating with my schedule and was able to make appointments for us to see the units quickly. She also provided me with a list of vendors and mortgage brokers, suggested an excellent closing attorney, and helped to facilitate the inspection. She helped with the negotiation process, and in the end, we found the perfect place. Janice was always open, honest, and professional.”

“Michael was recommended to me by Marie LeBlanc of Transitions Liquidations Services. I already knew of Hammond since my mother got their brochures in the mail, but they have hundreds of agents—how do you choose? I live in NH, so I didn’t know anyone in Newton. I had to interview several other agents, just to be sure, but I knew that I had liked Michael from the first. He’s truly dedicated to his job because he really loves it with a passion, and it shows. Also, he’s very knowledgeable about Newton real estate. He always answered my emails or phoned me back quickly, and made the sale of my mother’s townhouse go very smoothly. 

“He went above the call of duty the last week before the townhouse closed, to find a commemorative coin set which my mom had hidden in the wall of the utility room. He had to reach very high under the fiberglass to locate it—I would never have found it, I was only looking at eye level. He also recommended an excellent interior designer who staged the house very nicely. He will tell you if you are paying too much for repair work. He is knowledgeable about mechanical type stuff also. He’s direct and to the point on what you need to know. If you connect with his personality, then I would recommend you hire him, and forget about looking elsewhere.”

"We really appreciated her insights in the neighborhoods we were looking at and her grasp of what we were looking for (pretty unusual condo with no stairs but not in a large complex). She helped us look at things that were close-but-no-cigar but never tried to push us to buy, and eventually helped negotiate a price drop on the perfect place to get it just into our price range. She's an expert and easy to talk to."

"Our home-buying process would have been nearly impossible without Maxine. She made herself easily available and gave 100% of her effort, while staying cheerful the whole time. We worked with Maxine from the first ‘what do we want’ checklists, through open-houses, making an offer, negotiating the P&S, and straight through closing -- a process that took several years, and she patiently helped the whole time. She helped us negotiate price, timeline, mortgage, inspections, and more, while staying professional and upbeat (even when we were exasperated with the process). Maxine is great and we highly recommend her."